'Light at end of tunnel' for MacIntyre before title defence

Robert MacIntyre says he is starting to spot "light astatine nan extremity of nan tunnel" earlier his Canadian Open title defence, aft a mixed 2025 truthful far.

The 28-year-old Scot has earned 3 top-10 finishes connected his 2nd twelvemonth connected nan PGA Tour, but astatine times has struggled pinch his putting and short game.

However, he says his shape is picking up aft finishing tied for sixth astatine nan Charles Schwab Challenge and a stock of 20th astatine nan Memorial Tournament.

"The past 2 weeks person been beautiful bully for me," MacIntyre said.

"Starting to spot a ray astatine nan extremity of nan tunnel. It's not been benignant of easy sailing for maine this year.

"It's been a small spot of trying to hole definite things. But now I consciousness for illustration we're connected nan correct way and nan game's starting to benignant of merge together.

"Tee to green, I've been really good. Chipping has not been nan best. Not that I've sewage a problem, it's conscionable I'm chipping connected grainy greens that I'm not utilized to.

"Putting, I've been struggling, but since I changed putting coaches astatine Pebble Beach, my putting is now coming backmost to wherever I want it to be.

"My crippled is successful a awesome spot again and I'm looking guardant to what is ahead."

MacIntyre will effort to take sides nan Canadian Open title he won a twelvemonth agone - his first connected nan PGA Tour - erstwhile his dada Dougie memorably stood successful arsenic caddie.

Although this year's tourney is astatine TPC Toronto alternatively than Hamilton, nan venue for MacIntyre's triumph, nan Ryder Cup subordinate revealed he and his dada visited nan spot of their triumph.

"I said to my dada past week 'do you want to travel to Canada again? You're not caddying, but you tin travel and person a vacation again'.

"Again, he's humming and hawing astir leaving his work, and my mum ended up saying 'you're 60 now - get to Canada'.

"He came, and we went to Hamilton connected Tuesday. They really put nan pin positions retired for nan Sunday of nan Canadian Open. So we were benignant of reminiscing astir definite shots, definite putts.

"It's conscionable typical for maine and my dada to spell backmost location and conscionable bask a information of play without nan media, without nan crowds, without immoderate hassle.

"Just reliving a moment. I don't cognize if it will beryllium done again connected nan PGA Tour, to beryllium honorable pinch you, winning pinch your dada connected nan bag. It was awesome fun."